Yangon For Bloomberg

Some photos I like from a recent trip to Yangon, Myanmar covering the Bloomberg Summit as well as some general economy shoots.

Koh Phangan for Bloomberg

Some recent stuff I like from a trip to Koh Phangan shooting general economy images for Bloomberg.

Thailand's Temple In The Sea in Asian Geographic

Nice spread I shot and wrote in Asian Geographic about the effects of climate change and rising sea levels in Thailand.

Ratchaburi Noodles for Bloomberg

Here's a slideshow of an interesting story I shot for Bloomberg on traditional handmade noodle making in Ratchaburi, a small province 1.5 hrs from Bangkok. A handful of companies have been making longevity noodles in the Ban Pong district of Ratchaburi province since 1960. Longevity noodles (or Shou Mian) were thought to have originated in China but in fact have roots in Japan in a type of noodle called Somen. Japan had a military base near Ban Pong during their WWII occupation in Thailand when they were building the Kwai bridge in nearby Kanchanburi. It’s believed that the Japanese introduced this technique for making longevity noodles to Thais who in turn made the noodles to cater to the Japanese troops. Longevity noodles are different from normal noodles which are straight like spaghetti.  The main difference is that they are handmade and workers start kneading them with their hands starting at midnight in a process that takes 14 hours. The noodles - made from wheat flour, food colouring and salt water - are cut into thinner noodles and stretched between 2 bamboo sticks to make them as thin as possible. Noodles are stretched horizontally into a figure 8 shape like the infinity symbol. The bamboo sticks contain one long strand of noodle which conveys the message of longevity. People like eating the noodles because they symbolize long life and good fortune.

You can check out the slideshow here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/photo-essays/2016-12-20/the-dazzling-art-of-hand-pulled-noodles-in-thailand

Fitness Bootcamp in Phuket For Beobachter

Here's a spread from a shoot I did a few months ago covering activities at PhuketFit for Swiss magazine Beobachter.

When Elephants Were Young premiering on CBC

When Elephants Were Young, a feature length doc I was involved with, premiered on CBC 's Documentary Channel on Dec.7 and will be aired again on Dec.11. Anyone in Canada interested in learning more about the human-elephant relationship in Thailand should check it out: http://www.cbc.ca/documentarychannel/docs/when-elephants-were-young

Lucie Foundation's 'Addressing Climate Change' Exhibition in Mexico City

Very excited to be a part of Addressing Climate Change, a photography exhibition that will be on display during the C40 Mayor's Summit in Mexico City. The exhibition is public and will be on view in Chapultepec Park for 6 weeks from November 30, 2016 - January 11, 2017. More info along with the work of some amazing photographers can be viewed on the Lucie site here.